How to Install and Uninstall rungetty Package on openSUSE Leap

Last updated: May 01,2024

1. Install "rungetty" package

This tutorial shows how to install rungetty on openSUSE Leap


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                rungetty
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "rungetty" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall rungetty on openSUSE Leap:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                rungetty
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the rungetty package on openSUSE Leap

Information for package rungetty:
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Repository : Main Repository
Name : rungetty
Version : 1.2-bp155.2.10
Arch : x86_64
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 20.3 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : rungetty-1.2-bp155.2.10.src
Summary : Minimal Getty for Virtual Consoles
Description :
rungetty might be the getty you were looking for when you want to run any
program, not just login. If a different program than login is used it usually
is run as nobody:nogroup, or the user/group specified on the commandline.
rungetty can even be configured to autologin, under certain circumstances.
See the manual page for more information.
You have to change some lines in /etc/inittab for having any effect after
installing the package. rungetty is based on mingetty and therefore not
suitable for serial use.